Antiseptic tooth-brush holder.



W. D. JONES. ANTISEPTIC TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

I mmsssss UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM .DAVID JONES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ANTISEPTIC HOLDEECOM- PANY OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ANTISEPTIG TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Application filed January 27, 1909. Serial No. 474,544.

holder, arranged to contain the tooth brush 7 in a tube filled withantiseptic Va ors, to allow convenient removal of the toot brush forits'legitimate use and replacing of the same in the tube, and to supplythe tube continually with vapors with a view to main-' tain the toothbrush when not in use, in an antiseptic condition.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a support having retainingvmeans for a tube adapted to contain the tooth brush and preferably madeof glass and closed at'its upper end and open at the bottom, and aclosure for removable engagement with the lower open end of the tube toclose the same and to supply disinfecting or antiseptic vapors to thesame.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

' Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the im-- provement, showing thetooth brush in osition in the glass tube and thehol er closed; Fig. 2 isa transverse section of the same; and Fig.3 is a sectional plan view ofthe same on the line 33'of Fig. 1, and showing the closure for the glasstube in an open osition.

A ame or su port A of suitable construction is rovidbd at its upper endwith an eye B or conveniently hangin the holder on to a hook C, asindicated in ig. 1,

and on the said frame A are held clamping bands D clampingly engaging aglass tube E, closed at the top and open at the flanged bottom E, theclamping bands D engaging the glass tube E with suflicient friction tonormally hold the glass tube E in an upright position but to allowremoval of the glass tube in case the same is broken or needs cleaningand the like. The flange E at the lower end of the glass tube E isadapted to most band D so as to limit the upward sliding movement of theglass tube E in the bands when placing the glass tube in positiontherein.

The lower 'open end of the glass tube E is adapted to. be closed by aclosure F, preferably in the form of a perforate cup F having an arm Fmounted to swing on the frame A, to allow of swin 'ng the cup F into aclosed position, as s own in Figs. 1 and 2, or into an open position, asillustrated in Fig. 3. In the perforate cup F is held an absorbentmaterial F such as felt or the like, and somewhat projecting above thetop edge of the cup F, to engage the lower flanged end E of the tube E,to hermetically close the same. The absorbent material F? is adapted toreceive formaldehyde.

or other disinfecting or antiseptic fluid, which is readily absorbed bthe material abut against the bottom edge of the lower- F and which iscapable o allowing the antiseptic fluid to evaporate and pass up intothe tube E, thus filling the same with antiseptic or disinfectingvapors. Now when the closure F is swung into an open position by theoperator, a tooth brush G can be readily placed into the tube E, andthen the closure F is swung into a closed position so that the lower endof the tooth brush rests on the absorbent material F From the foregoingit will be seen that the tooth brush G is contained in a glass tube Efilled with disinfecting vapors, thus keeping the tooth brush G in asanltary conditlon while not in use. When it is desired to use the toothbrush G, it is only necessary for the operator to swing the closure Finto an open position and to allow.the tooth brush G to drop out, to betaken hold of by the operator.

The closing movement of the closure F is limited by a. stop F formed onthe arm F and adapted to enga e one side of the lower end of the glasstu e E, thus holding the closure in central Ipositiop at the lower endof the glass tube 1 The anti'se tic tooth brush holder shown anddescribe is very simple and durable in construction, com d ofcomparatively few parts and not iable easily to get out of order. I I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. An antiseptic tooth brush holder provided with a glass tube closed atthe top and open at the lower end, means for supporting the said tube inupright position, and a closure mounted to swing in the said support andadapted to close the said lower open end of the said tube.

2. An antiseptic tooth brush holder, comprising a frame having clampingbands, a lass tube engaged by the said clamping bands to hold the glasstube in an uprlght position, the glass tube being closed at the top andopen at the bottom, and a closure for the said open glass tube end andhaving a perforate cup provided with an arm mounted to swing on the saidframe, and an absorbent material in the said cup and on which is ada tedto rest the lower open end of the said g ass tube, the said absorbentmaterial beng adapted to receive, absorb and evaporate an antisepticliquid, the generated antiseptic vapors rising in the saidglass tube.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence, 25

of two subscribm witnesses.

WILLAM DAVID JONES. Witnesses:

Tnos. N. JONES, JOHN A. DONARD.

